A few months ago, Heroes’ Beacon participated in the IWK Extra Life 24 Hour Gaming Marathon to raise money for the IWK Children’s Hospital. The next 25 Hour Gaming Event is set for October 25th 2014, but we’re not going to wait that long to start fundraising. In fact, Heroes’ Beacon will continue to support the IWK Children’s Hospital and collect for Extra Life throughout the year. If you are interested in helping to support…

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is coming soon — January 27th. It is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies (Roma and Sinti), 15,000 homosexual people and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It’s by a mere coincidence that the Between the Panels book club chose to read Maus during this time, but reading the…

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game Upper Deck Entertainment 2-5 Players 45 Minutes 14yrs and up HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Legendary was one of the two deck building games I had the opportunity to play this past New Year’s Eve. I thought I’d give my thoughts on the game based on my first two playthroughs. It’s not so different from other deck building games but it does add some complexities and mechanics that make the game both…

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck Building Game Cryptozoic Entertainment 2-5 Players 30 Minutes 10yrs and up HIGHLY RECOMMENDED We recently held a New Year’s Eve party at Heroes’ Beacon that had the group of us playing a variety of board games and card games. It was a good opportunity for everyone to try a few new games. I thought I’d would post some reviews of some of the deck building…

Looking for the perfect gift ideas to help celebrate Dr. Who’s 50th Anniversary? Looking for something to tuck under the Christmas tree for your favorite Whovian? Dr Who Talking Soft Toy Dalek The Dalek may be the most perfect evil ever created, and on a million worlds the very name ‘Dalek’ is spoken in hushed tones as billions cower at their approach. But you don’t need to fear Underground Toys’ Talking Dalek Plushes, which bring…

Games Workshop has released a new range of Technical Paints to aid in giving some depth and grime to your models. If your looking to add rust to tanks, blood to weapons, or ooze to some daemons these paints will make your life easier and your models look great. I’ve already tried out 3 of the 6 and they work exactly like the videos show! Check out these videos to see how each works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw3iLEW1P2o…

S’Quarrels 2+ Players 15 Minutes 8yrs and up RECOMMENDED Looking for a quick, fun game for the whole family? You can’t really go wrong with S’Quarrels. The game was featured as one of the store’s Staff Picks and we’ve cleared through a number of copies we’ve had in stock. S’Quarrels has you and your friends collecting nuts by matching numbered cards. Having 3-of-a-kind of any specific numbered nuts and you can place the matched set…

Heroes’ Beacon will soon be home to a new bi-weekly event! The Between the Panels book club will be meeting every other week, starting Thursday November 14th at 6PM, to discuss different graphic novel titles! This month, the club will be focusing their attention on Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes. The book club will be discussing how a graphic novel might be reviewed compared to a traditional book and their own thoughts on…

Kittens in a Blender Closet Nerd Games/Redshift Games 2-4 Players 30 Minutes 6yrs and up RECOMMENDED There were more than a few games I got to try for the first time at our IWK Extra Life Fundraiser. Kittens in a Blender had to be one of the more… twisted… games. Good, simple fun – Kittens in a Blender has you trying to save your kittens while also working to “blend” your opponents’. Kitten cards come…

Once Upon a Time (3rd Edition) Atlas Games 2-6 Players 20-40 minutes $24.99 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Last month, Heroes’ Beacon hosted its first ever IWK Extra Life fundraiser. We played board games and card games from Saturday morning until Sunday morning. With so much game time to be had, there were more than a few new games that made the rounds. Once Upon a Time was one of those games. While Once Upon a Time isn’t…